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2009年的一项研究发现，当受试者周围的环境为蓝色时，他们解决的脑筋急转弯问题数量会增加一倍，因为蓝色会让人更放松，能促进人的联想思维。而红色则会使人的思维更活跃、更清醒，因此是更适合解决分析性问题的环境。

参考答案：

A 2009 study found that subjects solved twice as many insight puzzles when surrounded by the color blue, since it leads to more relaxed and associative thinking. Red, on other hand, makes people more alert and aware, so it is a better backdrop for solving analytic problems.

 

back·drop/ˈbækˌdrɑ:p/noun

plural back·drops

 

[count] 1: a painted cloth that is hung across the back of a stage

 

2: the scene or scenery that is in the background
▪ The mountains provided a perfect backdrop for the wedding photos.

 

3: the setting or conditions within which something happens
▪ The novel unfolds against a backdrop of war.▪ The city provides the backdrop for the love story.

 

 

 



 

as·so·ci·a·tive adj.

1. Of, characterized by, resulting from, or causing association.

2. Mathematics Independent of the grouping of elements. For example, if a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c, the operation indicated by + is associative